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Richland’s Badger Mountain Challenge 50k Ultra MarathonDo you think the 15k trail is too easy? Well, here is where the challenge begins. Go up against some of the more experienced runners on March 29 for the Badger Mountain Challenge 50k Ultra Marathon, which is sponsored by Subaru, Confidence in Motion. Check-in time is between 6-6:45AM and actual marathon start at 7:00AM. However, you have the option to go for an early start, which is at 6:00AM.

Entry Fee
Entrant’s fee for the 50k Ultra Marathon is $45 for trail race only or $63 for race and technical fabric race shirt. The fee also includes one goody bag with an assortment of schwag from event sponsors, chip timing, access to fully stocked aid stations, drop bag transport, post race meal, access to race photos, and a commemorative finisher’s medal.…

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Richland’s Badger Mountain Challenge 15k Trail Run and HikeBe part of history and join the Badger Mountain Challenge 15k Trail Run and Hike on Saturday, March 29. Check-in time is from 7-7:45AM and race time is at 8AM. Subaru, Confidence in Motion, sponsors this event. 

Racecourse
The course will start at the bottom of Queensgate Road, which gives participants a chance to spread out and go up to the Canyon Trail through the parking lot area at the trailhead. Course goes all the way up to the top of Canyon Trail and continues East down to the service road where it meets up with the Sagebrush Trail.

However, the course doesn’t end there. There is still a long ways to go. In fact, the few sustained climbs that will be made throughout the course of the race will reach a cumulative elevation of 1,900'! For more…

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Earth Hour Night Hike at Chamna Natural Preserve in RichlandEach year, towards the end of March, Earth Hour is observed worldwide to raise awareness about the need to take action on climate change. The World Wide Fund for Nature organized this event to encourage households and businesses to do their part.

Normally, households and businesses are encouraged to turn off most, if not all, of the lights for one hour. However, other parts of the world exert more effort in taking action against climate change just like the Earth Hour Night Hike that will take place at the Chamna Natural Preserve in Richland on March 29.

Earth Hour Night Hike
This is an interpretive night hike in the Chamna Natural Preserve where only small flashlights will be used. If you’re joining, you need to dress appropriately in…

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Camerata Musica Featuring Will Earl Spanheimer at RichlandIf you don’t have anything better to do on March 22, head on out to Battelle Auditorium for Camerata Musica. The show will start at 8PM until 11PM, and it will feature Will Earl Spanheimer, a local artist who is part of Kennewick High’s class of 1986.

One of a Kind Show
Will Earl Spanheimer is a bass-baritone, and he will be performing with Patti Robertson, a collaborative pianist. Their special guest is soprano Carissa Simpson, and together, they will present a program of operatic arias intermixed with classic show tunes.

Admission to the show is free, although patrons will be seated first. Don’t forget, save the date – March 22, at 8PM. For more information, you may visit their website.

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LIGO Hanford Observatory Fourth-Friday Tours in Richland, WaEvery fourth Friday of the month, the LIGO Hanford Observatory in Richland offers public drop-in tours, which gives people a chance to observe and take an excellent look at their facility.

Tour Groups
You can actually form your own tour group of 15 participants and get in touch with LIGO to find out how your group can schedule a private tour, either during weekdays or in the evening.

LIGO provides regular tours for community groups, astronomy clubs, professional societies, and others. Tours normally last about two hours only, so you won’t get bored at all.

Middle school age students (and above) are encouraged to take advantage of the tours, but both young and old are welcome to tour the facility.

Tour Schedule
Schedule for drop-in tours is…

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March for Respect at John Dam Plaza, Richland WAThe Arc of Tri Cities will honor citizens with disabilities through a public rally. The event will be called March for Respect, and it will take place in Richland, Wa at the John Dam Plaza on March 22, from 12 to 1:30PM.

The Arc of Tri Cities Mission
Established in 1954, the Arc of Tri Cities has been a provider of services to individuals with intellectual and development disabilities in the Benton and Franklin Counties. For the past 60 years, this educational facility and sports club has been offering 14 different services in the area and is serving more than 1,400 individuals each year.

The Arc of Tri Cities’ mission and vision is simple – “To provide leadership, advocacy, and opportunities that enable persons with intellectual and other…

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Richland Players Theatre in Richland, Wa Presents Boeing BoeingYou are invited to come and watch Boeing Boeing, a jet-set romantic comedy by Marc Camoletti on March 21, 22, 28, 29 and April 4, 5, 2014 at 8PM at the Richland Players Theatre in Richland, Wa. There will also be matinees on March 30 and April 6 at 2PM.

Boeing Boeing Gone
Directed by Kristin Lerch, Boeing Boeing is a classical farce set in Paris during the 1960s. It revolves around the life of Bernard, a swinging bachelor who couldn’t be happier in his flat in Paris and three gorgeous flight attendants all engaged to him without knowing about each other.

Things begin to get bumpy when Bernard’s friend, Robert, comes to stay with him and a new and speedier Boeing jet throws off all of his careful planning. Before long, all his three fiancĂ©es are in…

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Riedel Wine Glass Experience at Anthology Event Venue, Richland, WA“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” so says Juliet in William Shakespeare’s famous play, Romeo and Juliet. However, the same may not apply to wine. Apparently, your wine-drinking experience will only be truly amazing if you drink wine from the right glass.

Riedel Wine Glass Experience
Head on out to Anthology Event Venue on March 20, from 5:30 to 8:00PM, for the Riedel Wine Glass Experience, a tasting class to introduce you to Riedel Red Wine Stemware.

Riedel Wine Stemware is the choice of wine connoisseurs worldwide, and they want you to experience why that is so.

In this tasting class, you will be exploring four different wine glasses. Each lead-crystal glass is from Riedel’s Vinum series of stemware, shaped to enhance the…

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Signature Quilts at White Bluffs Quilt Museum in Richland, WASignature Quilts is currently on exhibit at the White Bluffs Quilt Museum on Torbett Street in Richland, Wa. This quilt was pieced together between the years 1920-1930 by Sylvia Matteson Bradley, a White Bluffs pioneer.

The quilt contains 54 signatures of community members, and this exhibit will be put on display until May. All are invited to attend the reception that will take place on March 16 from 1:30 to 3:30PM. 

White Bluffs Signature Quilt
Attend the exhibit and have fun as you try to identify the Washington pioneers and their families whose signatures appear on the quilt. Aside from that, you may also write your name on one of the blocks and be included in the White Bluffs Signature Quilt that will be created this year.

Sign a block for…

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Here’s a treat for people who love the arts and have a penchant for sweets, too.

The Hanford High Drama presents Dessert Theatre at the Red Lion Hotel in Richland, Wa on March 8, from 6:30PM to 9PM. Gear up for a delightful evening of desserts, entertainment (by no less than the award-winning Hanford High drama students, of course), and a silent and live auction.

Be a Hero
The theme of this event is Heroes. If you want to be a hero, too, make sure to be there to support the drama students and bid for auction items. Help make this fundraiser a success. All proceeds go in support of the students of Hanford High’s drama department.

Admission is only $25. You may call Julie at (509) 947-0033 or visit Hanford High Drama’s website for more details.

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